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Rwanda National Identification Agency begins digital ID enrollment

Aug 8, 2025, 4:54 pm EDT

Some Rwandans have begun registration ahead of the rollout of the country’s new national digital ID billed for 2026. The…

Jul 14, 2025, 11:15 am EDT

Rwandan authorities have disclosed that over a thousand schools now enjoy connectivity as the country’s digital acceleration project has gone…

May 23, 2025, 10:29 am EDT

The government of Rwanda is investing 12.2 billion Rwandan francs (approximately US$8.5 million) in the upcoming 2025-2026 fiscal year to…

Apr 23, 2025, 2:32 pm EDT

The growing emergence of fintechs in Africa represents major hope for the continent’s financial inclusion efforts. However, one serious problem…

Apr 21, 2025, 1:36 pm EDT

The Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) has announced that it is receiving bids for the implementation of an Automated Multi-modal…

Sep 17, 2024, 6:00 am EDT

Rwanda plans to become one of the countries in African where SIM cards are biometrically registered or verified. Before then…

May 9, 2024, 2:49 pm EDT

Rwandan lawmakers have received updates that bidding has been opened to select a contractor for the development of the country’s…

Mar 15, 2024, 12:37 pm EDT

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu recently directed officials to use the national digital ID system to enable the accurate identification of…

Oct 26, 2023, 11:02 am EDT

Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire recently shared updates on the work that is done by the government…

Aug 7, 2023, 6:09 pm EDT

Some digital ID project researchers say the plan by Rwanda to implement a biometric digital ID card in the next…